MSE Pregnancy Club VI

tiamai_d

Oh well, I'm going to my wee bed, alone, cos he is playing his xbox :rolleyes: Might make some donkey noises, see if he's interested

Night all! Have fun, be good, don't sit your handbag down in a public loo!

searching_me

:rotfl: :rotfl: night tia x

Sami_Bee

Credit crunch linked to growing birth rates

Since the onset of the current economic downturn, more and more babies are being born in the UK, which suggests a link between financial turmoil and Britain's birth rate.



Nursery Retailer Mamas and Papas recorded a direct growth in sales in the months following the fall of Northern Rock, suggesting a correlation between the rise in birth rates and the nationwide economic crisis.

Gill Kingston-Warren, head of public relations for Mamas and Papas, commented: "Census evidence has shown that after a recession comes a baby boom and we as a nursery retailer noticed an uplift in sales nines months after the Northern Rock crisis and that boom has not stopped since."

"There is yearly evidence that the birth rate peaks from February to March and many researchers believe that this has to do with the summer solstice being a hormonal trigger," she added.

According to the Office for National Statistics, the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in the UK reached 1.90 children per woman in 2007. UK fertility has not been this high since 1980.

Figures show that the UK TFR has increased year-on-year since 2001, when it dropped to a record low of 1.63.

Tommy's the baby charity reports that around 584,100 babies are born in the UK each year.

durham05

not a single sign that labour might start, even bought a gym ball to bounce on (cost £1.70 for home bargins mse stylee), to see if that would start something, walking has done nothing, mw calling in the morn for unoffical 3rd sweep, hoping there might of been some change, but may have to resign myself to the fact that an induction on Monday is the only way bubs is coming out, at least then we will find out which sex it is? yeah.

searching_me

so thats why were broke... kids :rotfl: x

Sami_Bee

Mooki - sounds like you had a fab day!! Can't wait for pics!!
I was meaning to ask are those puppies yours?? I remember someone saying they bread doggies was it you?

SugarSpun

Hello ladies

I hope everyone is doing well.

We're married! Mostly it was an amazing day, although the hotel damaged our wedding cake and made the most half-assed attempt EVER to repair it by covering it with random bits of fruit, and tried to blame the baker - although the evidence of their having knocked it was entirely visible on the tablecloth they'd not bothered to change.

money_maker_3

Durham, try a bit of bouncing on OH tonight !!

I got induced with DD, its not that bad, and to be honest it was just nice to know that I was def going to give birth within a couple of days !! You may be lucky like me, I got the prep gel on the Monday night ready for full induction on the Tuesday morning and started at 3 in the morning, so only one lot of gel !!!

Good luck

Sami_Bee

durham05 wrote: »

not a single sign that labour might start, even bought a gym ball to bounce on (cost £1.70 for home bargins mse stylee), to see if that would start something, walking has done nothing, mw calling in the morn for unoffical 3rd sweep, hoping there might of been some change, but may have to resign myself to the fact that an induction on Monday is the only way bubs is coming out, at least then we will find out which sex it is? yeah.

I can't remember if you've said, have you tried the jiggy jiggy or "self help" or _pale_ swallowing??

money_maker_3

CONGRATS SUGAR !!!!!!

Hope the rest of the day went well !!